Program Competencies
Graduates of the Architectural Engineering and environmental design program are expected to acquire a range of competencies at different levels. This includes: (A) General Engineering Competencies and (B) Specialized Program Competencies. Our students’ work is usually reviewed through comprehensive portfolios that show the following competencies:
General Engineering Competencies:
A1: Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying engineering fundamentals, basic science and mathematics.
A2: Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation and/or simulation, analyze and interpret data, assess and evaluate findings, and use statistical analyses and objective engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
A3: Apply engineering design processes to produce cost-effective solutions that meet specified needs with consideration for global, cultural, social, economic, environmental, ethical and other aspects as appropriate to the discipline and within the principles and contexts of sustainable design and development.
A4: Utilize contemporary technologies, codes of practice and standards, quality guidelines, health and safety requirements, environmental issues and risk management principles.
A5: Practice research techniques and methods of investigation as an inherent part of learning.
A6: Plan, supervise and monitor implementation of engineering projects, taking into consideration other trades requirements.
A7: Function efficiently as an individual and as a member of multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
8: Communicate effectively – graphically, verbally and in writing – with a range of audiences using contemporary tools.
A9: Use creative, innovative and flexible thinking and acquire entrepreneurial and leadership skills to anticipate and respond to new situations. A10: Acquire and apply new knowledge; and practice self, lifelong and other learning strategies.
Subspecialized Competencies:
In addition to the above-mentioned competencies, graduates of the Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design program are expected to acquire specialized competencies. Depending on the students’ level through the program they should be able to:
B1. Create architectural, urban and planning designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements, to synthesis social and environmentally sustainable design projects, using adequate knowledge and application of: history and theory, related fine arts, local culture and heritage, technologies and human sciences. This is to also demonstrate knowledge/ application of knowledge about statutory frameworks to safeguard vulnerable individuals or groups in context of the students design projects.
B2 Produce designs that meet building users’ requirements through understanding the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment; and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale. This is to demonstrate knowledge/ application of knowledge about the different ethics of the practice ranging from creating reasonably cost-effective projects to projects that meats regional and international climate and sustainability targets.
B3 Generate ecologically responsible, environmental conservation and rehabilitation designs; through understanding of: structural design, construction, technology and engineering problems associated with building designs.
B4 Transform design concepts into buildings and integrate plans into overall planning within the constraints of: project financing, project management, cost control and methods of project delivery; while having adequate knowledge of industries, organizations, regulations and procedures involved. This is also to demonstrate construction technologies that are both aesthetically appealing while showing responsible specifications that meet the needs of the end users and the global community.
B5 Prepare design project briefs and documents, and understand the context of the architect in the construction industry, including the architect’s role in the processes of bidding, procurement of architectural services and building production. Also demonstrate knowledge/ application of knowledge about the basic business skills relevant to the practice of architecture.
Subspecialized Competencies in each concentration
CA1: Create urban design projects based on theories and principles of urban design and issues concerning process and practice.
CA2: Take into consideration the urban scale while working on the architectural scale.
CB1: Innovate through a systematic process of interior design.
CB2: Analyze and deal with problems of internal design under different circumstances and find alternatives and choose the most appropriate solutions for those problems.
CC1: Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity and complexity within the environment and the changes and transformations that occur through human activities.
CC2: Create architectural projects based on theories and principles of design and issues concerning process and practice.
CD1: Demonstrate understanding of the various elements of ecological design to produce designs that respect environmental issues.
CD2: Develop projects that put into consideration all the principles of sustainability and environmental awareness.
CE1: Innovate in approaching design challenges with user-centered solutions based on principles of digital design.
CE2: Digital Design literacy: generate designs using tools, methods and strategies in computational processes ranging from areas of embedded systems, machine learning, programming, physical computing, simulation and motion capture and digital fabrication.
Career Opportunities
Everything related to the built environment, belongs to the domain of the architecture. They are front runners in the challenge to create a new world ready for the Twenty First Century.
Architects can be employed by large private or public enterprises, consulting firms, governmental or local authorities...etc., whether in Arab, African or foreign countries.
Graduates of the AEEDD are qualified to design buildings with unique set of skills that sets them apart from graduates of similar local and regional programs.
Through the AEEDD students can also specialize in interior design, landscape design or urban design. AEEDD graduates also have the skills to work in the fields of projects procurement, and execution.
